The aircraft was flying from RAF Linton-on-Ouse and had earlier been carrying out bumps and circuits but the crew became tired of this and decided to fly around the local area. As it became dark the crew became disorientated and eventually ended up circling Glossop. The aircraft was observed flying into the hillside at 10:10pm.

The demise of KB993 in May 18th 1945 was one of the first post World War 2 crashes on high ground, ten days after the end of hostilities.

There was no navigator on board because the crew should have been carrying out only circuits, a task which he would have had no part in.

This is the memorial to the crew of the aircraft on James’ Thorn near Glossop. Also commemorated on this memorial are the crew and passengers of C-47 42-108982 which crashed near by.Since this was taken in May 1999 a second smaller plaque was added with details of who had erected the memorial.Above is a photograph from 2009 of the scar with the dwindling collection of wreckage and memorial with Higher Shelf Stones in the distance.This shot shows the small remains of KB993 as they appeared in May 1999A photograph of the much reduced pile as it appeared just over 10 years later in early August 2009, only a few of the heavier pieces remain and the other parts are not scattered about the site.

The crew of KB993 were all buried together in the Canadian section at Brookwood Military Cemetery about 30 miles south west of London, below are photographs of their graves taken in 2007.